Cultivating Science and Environmental Justice

Event Status
Scheduled
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Join the Environmental Science Institute for a Hot Science - Cool Talks event from the comfort of your home with Dr. Monica Ramirez-Andreotta!

With more than 355,000 hazardous waste sites and 550,000 abandoned mines in the U.S., it is not uncommon to find residential areas located next to them. Discover how Dr. Monica Ramirez-Andreotta engaged affected communities using community gardens and citizen science. Community members investigated and evaluated the contaminants in their areas while cultivating community gardens to improve the environmental health of their neighborhoods.

The event includes an interactive Q&A session with Dr. Ramirez-Andreotta!

Learn more and register here.

Date and Time
Dec. 4, 2020, 7 to 7:45 p.m.
Location
Virtual
Event tags
environmental justice